( onvfi^iiigEvidence in l ..manage and (lommunication Research l injMii'.ls li.ivi- l.iken a broad viewoflanguage and are borrowing methods and Imdinj'.s IKIID ollier disciplines such äs cognitive and Computer sciences, iiciii()lo;;y, biology, sociology, psychology, and anthropology. This development luis cnriclied our knowledge of language and communication, but at the same l i nie it has made it difficult for researchers in a particular field of language studies to be aware of how their fmdings might relate to those in other (sub-)disciplines. CELCR seeks to address this problem by taking a cross-disciplinary approach to the study of language and communication. The books in the series focus on a specific linguistic topic and offer studies pertaining to this topic from different disciplinary angles, thus taking converging evidence in language and communication research äs its basic methodology. Works in the series are designed to appeal to linguists and non-linguists alike. Each work in the series is written and/or coordinated by an expert in a particular field. Editors Marjolijn Verspoor University of Groningen m.h.verspoor@let.rug.nl Wilbert Spooren Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam w.spooren@let.vu.nl Advisory Board Colin Brown (Max Planck Institute of Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen) Walter Daelemans (University of Antwerp) Cliff Goddard (University of New England) Roeland van Hout (Tilburg University and University of Nijmegen) Leo Noordman (Tilburg University) Martin Pütz (University of Koblenz-Landau) Elizabeth Traugott (Stanford University) Volume 2 Meaning and Cognition: A multidisciplinary approach Edited by Liliana Albertazzi Meaning and Cognition A multidisciplinary approach Edited by Liliana Albertazzi University of Trento db John Benjamins Publishing Company Amsterdam / Philadelphia